But I have a pet peeve that so far I haven't gotten a straight answer on from any self-identified teaparty member:

Where the are public protests on these things under the teaparty banner? Where? Snyder raised taxes on the working stiffs and seniors to the tune of $700mill (vs $500 mill for Jenny in 2007)...yet there is no organized teaparty protests about this.

Why?

Instead it seems the teaparty has conveniently skipped right over that completely and has now decided to focus on RTW.

Well, that's convenient!

Funny, during the summer of Obamacare, you guys had no problem organizing protests and you further had no problem digesting legislation that was much more complex than anything on Snyder's dashboard.

Pretty lame excuses.

Look: it's not me you have to convince. A lot of independent voters went along with the emotion you guys were throwing out there. They now feel duped by Snyder. And where's the teaparty?

Silent.

And don't tell me about the "loose organization" thing: you guys are having no problem coordinating multi-city protests and press releases on RTW.

How'd I do? ;)

BM has found time - now that school is out - to scour the blogs and throw around liberal talking points.  Let's play with him a little bit but he has worn out his welcome.

Note to BM:  I am extremely pissed about the "deals" made on the Michigan budget.  I see the bowels of state government come into our business day after day, in person, in the form of state and municipal workers from DNR, MDOT, Budget and Finance, Parks and Rec, you name it - I see them or deal with them.  It is absolutely disgusting what our hard earned tax dollars are wasted on.  And the games they play to evade a full days work for a full days dollar is even more disgusting.  I identify with the Tea Party and support them 100%, however, because I WORK, I don't always have the time to participate in Tea Party events.  However, I do have a check book and do not hesitate to donate to the cause.

So what I hear you saying is "it's not our battle now."

That's a shame--because you're wasting a great opportunity to keep those independents you fooled last year in the fold this time around. A lot of those folks are plenty ticked off at Snyder and the GOP. You teaparty folks could score major points with that demographic (let's face it: your base alone will get you nowhere) instead of stepping over the carcasses of the poor, the middle class, and seniors on your way to the next RTW rally.